India made three changes to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik and Siddarth Kaul made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
England made three changes to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Sam Billings, Ben Stokes and Tymal Mills made way for Alex
Hales, Jonny Bairstow and David Willey.
On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted
the hosts.
The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
53, for the loss of a wicket.
England’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls).
India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Jason Roy’s contribution to
the partnership was 30, Jos Buttler’s contribution to it was 20.
Roy, whose 20-ball innings included five boundaries, didn’t
add to the aforementioned score. Five overs into the match, Umesh Yadav broke
the 50-run partnership.
Buttler’s half-century – which included seven
boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 29 balls.
Hales, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. Thirty-nine
balls after Roy’s dismissal, Kuldeep Yadav, the player of the match, broke the
45-run stand.
England scored 100 off 12 overs (72 balls). India hadn’t
conceded any extras at that point.
Morgan, England’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls.
He had no reason to bE(o)in seventh heaven – 10 balls after Hales’ dismissal, he
was caught by Kohli. Kuldeep broke the 11-run stand.
Bairstow, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A
couple of balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Kuldeep broke the one-run
stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Joe
Root, who faced a ball, D(hon)idn’t open his account. The next ball, he was
stumped off the bowling of Kuldeep.
Moeen Ali, whose eight-ball innings included a
boundary, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Suresh
Raina. Hardik Pandya broke the 10-run stand.
Willey, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and as many sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten.
Buttler, whose 46-ball innings included eight
boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored
69. A dozen balls after Ali’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Kuldeep broke
the 24-run stand.
Chris Jordan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the
mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Umesh Yadav, who broke the eight-run
stand.
England scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). India had
conceded five extras at that point.
Liam Plunkett, who faced four balls, scored three. He
was unbeaten.
The number of extras they eventually conceded gave
India no reason to be in seventh heaven. England scored 159 for the loss of
eight wickets off 20 overs.
Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.
Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal were wicketless. While the
former conceded 45, the latter conceded 34.
Pandya conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Umesh conceded
21, picking up a couple of wickets. Kuldeep conceded 24, picking up five
scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54,
for the loss of a wicket.
Dhawan, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs
came by way of a boundary. Five balls into the chase, Willey had a reason to be
in seventh heaven.
India scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). England had
conceded five extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While
Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution
to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Rahul’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen
boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 27 balls.
India scored 100 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). England had
conceded five extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 57 balls. While Sharma’s
contribution to the partnership was 28, Rahul’s contribution to it was 71.
Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Sharma, whose 30-ball innings included three
boundaries and a six, eventually scored 32. Seventy-one balls after Dhawan’s
dismissal, he was caught by Morgan. Adil Rashid broke the 123-run partnership.
Eighty-one balls into the chase, England sought a
bowling review. Rahul was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Rob Bailey
(who represented England in four Tests and as many One-day Internationals
between 1985 and 1990).
India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). England
had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the
number of extras they eventually conceded.
Rahul’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and five
sixes – came off 53 balls.
He eventually faced 54 balls, scoring 101. He was
unbeaten, as was Kohli, who scored 20. His 22-ball innings included a six.
India, who scored 163 for the loss of a couple of
wickets off 18.2 overs, won by eight wickets with 10 balls to spare.
Ali bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 37. He was wicketless,
as were Plunkett and Jordan, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former
conceded 42, the latter conceded 27.
Willey and Rashid bowled four overs each, picking up a
scalp apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 25.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
